Hiring (10-24-10)

If hiring the right person is THE  most important thing a principal can do, I wish there was an interview system that guaranteed a good hire.  It sounds like following your gut is the best gauge we have to hiring the right person.  As I saw in the ppt today, there are models to help with the selection process, but it still boils down to how you feel about the candidate.  That's a lot of pressure.  I wonder if superintendents ever follow the hires of principals to see if there is a pattern of good or bad hires.  Also, I want to learn more about the contents of the HUMANeX "assessment" for hiring great people.